Repaired X100 on its Way

I just received a call from Fuji's North America repair recenter saying that my repaired X100 was being shipped out.

This was really fast, as they only received it yesterday!

I asked the technician if the replacement lens assembly was modified from the original. He said that they are only being told by Fuji Japan that these are "new" lens assemblies. They've been installing them for the past month and have had no recurring failures.

My camera will arrive on Mon (with it being Friday already). That means I won't have it with me when I leave for China tomorrow. I go there a lot (I only got back from the last trip last Sat), but then after a week there I'll be going to Tokyo for a couple of days. It would have been great to have had it with me there. There's always so much to see in Tokyo and this time I be traveling too light to take my 5D Mark II.

I may have to borrow my wife's Canon G12 instead, but it won't be the same.